MEA said that Saudi Crown Prince appreciated the consistent efforts made by PM Modi since May 2014, including his personal initiatives to have friendly relations with Pakistan. Both the sides agreed on the need for creation of conditions necessary for the resumption of the comprehensive dialogue.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have condemned the Pulwama terror attack by JeM while "complicity" of Pakistan was underlined during the meeting between the two leaders, external affairs ministry officials said on Wednesday.
Responding to media queries if Saudi Arabia has offered to mediate between India and Pakistan, the MEA said, "At this point in time, no mediation has been offered."
MEA said that Saudi Crown Prince appreciated the consistent efforts made by PM Modi since May 2014, including his personal initiatives to have friendly relations with Pakistan. Both the sides agreed on the need for creation of conditions necessary for the resumption of the comprehensive dialogue.
PM Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underlined the importance of comprehensive sanctioning of terrorists and their organisations by the United Nations. Both the leaders in the strongest terms condemned the recent terrorist attack on Indian forces in Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
Briefing reporters on the crown prince's visit and on the issues discussed during the talks, TS Tirumurti, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the MEA, said the two leaders also called upon countries to renounce the use of terrorism as a state policy.
Earlier at a joint press event, Modi called the Pulwama attack a "cruel symbol" of the scourge of terrorism and sought punishment for the terrorists and their backers. The crown prince, however, did not mention the strike.
"Last week's barbaric Pulwama attack was a symbol of the shadow of the inhuman danger hovering over the world. To deal with the scourge, we have agreed that there was a need to ramp up pressure on countries extending any sort of support to terrorism," Modi said, without naming Pakistan.
On his part, the visiting dignitary said, "As far as terrorism and extremism are concerned — which are common concerns — I want to tell India that we will extend all cooperation to you -- be it intelligence sharing... not only with India but also with other countries." "We will work together so that we can ensure a bright future for the generations to come," he added.
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